overgain

English

Etymology

over- +‎ gain

Verb

overgain (third-person singular simple present overgains, present participle overgaining, simple past and past participle overgained)

1. To gain too much.

   to overgain weight during pregnancy

2. (transitive) To apply too much gain to (a signal).
   • 2008, Hugh D. Allen, Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 7th edition:

     Second, the practitioner must be careful to avoid overgaining the spectral display, which can cause indistinct envelopes.

Noun

overgain

1. Excessive gain.

Anagrams

• vegaroni